prate

v., prat·ed, prat·ing, prates.

v.intr.
To talk idly and at length; chatter.

v.tr.
To utter idly or to little purpose.

n.
Empty, foolish, or trivial talk; idle chatter.

[Middle English praten, from Middle Dutch prāten.]

prater prat'er n.
pratingly prat'ing·ly adv.

verb

1. To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly: babble, blather, chatter, gabble, gibber, jabber, prattle. See words.
2. To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially: babble, blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, jabber, palaver, prattle, rattle (on), run on. Informal go on, spiel. Slang gab, gas, jaw, yak. Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot thebreezebull. See words.

noun

1. Unintelligible or foolish talk: babble, blather, blatherskite, double talk, gabble, gibberish, jabber, jabberwocky, jargon, nonsense, prattle, twaddle. See words.
2. Incessant and usually inconsequential talk: babble, blab, blabber, chat, chatter, chitchat, jabber, palaver, prattle, small talk. Slang gab, gas, yak. See words.

IN BRIEF: To talk long and foolishly.

The small child seemed to prate on and on throughout the morning.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
  Synonyms: prattle, idle talk, blether, chin music

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The verb prate has one meaning:

Meaning #1: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
  Synonyms: chatter, piffle, palaver, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - sladre, snakke
v. tr. - røbe, plapre ud med
n. - snak

Nederlands (Dutch)
onzin, (onzin) kletsen

Français (French)
v. intr. - jaser
v. tr. - jaser, tenir des propos stériles
n. - inepties, balivernes, discussion stérile

Deutsch (German)
v. - schwafeln
n. - Geschwafel

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μωρολογώ
n. - φλύαρος φαφλατάς

Italiano (Italian)
chiacchierare, chiacchiere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - tagarelar
n. - tagarelice (f)

Русский (Russian)
трепаться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - parlotear, charlar
v. tr. - parlotear, charlar
n. - parloteo, charla

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - svamla, pladdra
n. - svammel, prat, snack

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
唠叨地讲, 闲聊, 瞎说, 唠叨, 无聊话, 多嘴

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 嘮叨地講, 閒聊
v. tr. - 瞎說
n. - 嘮叨, 無聊話, 多嘴

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 재잘재잘 지껄이다
v. tr. - 쓸데없는 소리하다
n. - 수다, 시시한 이야기

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ベラベラしゃべる
n. - おしゃべり

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يثرثر, يهذر (الاسم) ثرثرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮פטפט, קשקש, דיבר שטויות‬
v. tr. - ‮פטפט, קשקש‬
n. - ‮קשקושים, דברים בטלים‬

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